Colour

#6A40FF

#6A40FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#6A40FF is a blue with RGB values 106, 64, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#6A40FF#6A40FF

HEX#6A40FF

RGBrgb(106, 64, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.251, 1

RGB percentages41.6%, 25.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(253.2, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK58.4%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,963,455

CSS custom property--colour: #6A40FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#95BF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00779Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.4 Medium blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 21.7 Blue · ΔE 27.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D5FF40

Analogous#4075FF, #CA40FF

Triadic#FF6A40, #40FF6A

Split complementary#FFCA40, #75FF40

Tetradic#FF4075, #D5FF40, #40FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1D9FF

Lighter +20%#BAA6FF

Lighter +10%#9273FF

Darker −10%#420DFF

Darker −20%#3000D9

Darker −30%#2500A6

Darker −40%#190073

More saturated +25%#6A40FF

Less saturated −25%#7758E7

Channel breakdown

R106

G64

B255

Red106 (41.6%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue253.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 40 · B FF

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